Proverbs 17:15 Cross References - MLV

¹⁵ He who justifies a wicked man and he who condemns a righteous man, both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

⁷ Keep far from a false matter. And do not kill an innocent and righteous man, because I will not justify a wicked man.

¹³ And the two men, the worthless fellows, came in and sat before him. And the worthless fellows bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth cursed God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city and stoned him to death with stones.

¹⁶ There are six things which Jehovah hates, yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

¹ A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah, but a just weight is his delight.

⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

⁵ To respect the person of a wicked man is not good, nor to turn aside a righteous man in judgment.

²³ These also are from the wise:
To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
²⁴ He who says to a wicked man, You are righteous, peoples will curse him, nations will defy him.

²³ who justify the wicked for rewards and take away the justice of the righteous man from him!

⁸ For my thoughts are not your* thoughts, nor are your* ways my ways, says Jehovah. ⁹ For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your* ways and my thoughts than your* thoughts.

²⁷ Her rulers in the midst of it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.
²⁸ And her prophets have daubed with untempered mortar for them, seeing false visions and divining lies to them, saying, The lord Jehovah says thus, when Jehovah has not spoken.
²⁹ The people of the land have used oppression and exercised robbery. Yes, they have distressed the poor and needy man and have oppressed the traveler wrongfully.

⁷ You* who turn justice to wormwood and cast down righteousness to the earth,

¹² For I know how great are your* transgressions and how mighty are your* sins–you* who afflict the just man, who take a bribe and who turn aside the needy in the gate.

¹² Shall horses run upon the rock? Will a man plow there with oxen? That you* have turned justice into gall and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,

¹⁸ But they cried out altogether, saying, Take this one and release Barabbas to us. ¹⁹ He was one who has been cast into prison because of a certain riot, which happened in the city, and for murder.
²⁰ Therefore Pilate shouted to them again, wishing to release Jesus.
²¹ But they were shouting out, saying, Crucify him! Crucify him!
²² Now he said to them the third-time, For what evil has this one done? I have found no crime worthy of death in him; therefore, after having disciplined him, I will be releasing him. ²³ But they were urgently asking with loud voices for him to be crucified. And their voices and those of the high-priests were prevailing. ²⁴ But Pilate decided their request was to happen. ²⁵ Now he released the one who has been cast into the prison because of riot and murder, whom they were asking for, but he gave up Jesus to their will.

⁵ But to the one who is not working, but believes on the one who makes righteous the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

⁶ You have sentenced others, you murdered the righteous; there is no resisting in you.